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Household of William Staplin (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, Devon, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Staplin and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Staplin, born in 1840 in Morchard Bishop, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Staplin, born in 1847 in Devon, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1870 in Walkhampton, Devon, England), Richard (born 1872 in Devon, England), Leah (born 1874 in Devon, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Devon, England), William H (born 1879 in Devon, England) and John T (born 1881 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Richard Blatchford, born in 1863 in Meavy, Devon, England.


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William Staplin's household

Male

William

Staplin

Head
Female

Emma

Staplin

Wife
Female

Mary

Staplin

Daughter
Male

Richard

Staplin

Son
Female

Leah

Staplin

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Staplin

Daughter
Male

William H

Staplin

Son
Male

John T

Staplin

Son
Male

Richard

Blatchford

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Staplin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Staplin

Head

Married

41

1840

Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

Emma

Staplin

Wife

Married

34

1847

Devon, England

Mary

Staplin

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Walkhampton, Devon, England

Richard

Staplin

Son

Single

9

1872

Devon, England

Leah

Staplin

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Devon, England

Elizabeth

Staplin

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Devon, England

William H

Staplin

Son

Single

2

1879

Devon, England

John T

Staplin

Son

Single

0

1881

Devon, England

Richard

Blatchford

Servant

Single

18

1863

Meavy, Devon, England

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